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US3130332A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electric impulse generator for the detonation of charges

Assignee: Rheinmetall Industrie AG
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Filing: 1960-03-15
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1980-03-15
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Zehfeld Paul
  • 👤 Harnau Hans Dieter

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 09:10
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02K; H02K39/00; H03; H03K; H03K17/00; H03K17/94; H03K17/965; H03K17/97

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 117 words
AN IMPULSE GENERATOR, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR THE DETONATION OF PROPULSIVE OR EXPLOSIVE CHARGES COMPRISING THE CIRCUIT OF A PERMANENT MAGNET, AN ARMATURE, AN ACTUATING ELEMENT, AN INDUCTION COIL ELEMENT, THE PERMANENT MAGNET PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FORCE, THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE ARMATURE EFFECTED BY MEANS OF A MECHANICAL FORCE EXERTED ON THE ACTUATING ELEMENT THEREBY GENERATING AN ELECTRIC IMPULSE IN THE INDUCTION COIL, AND SPRING MEANS FOR STORING ENERGY BETWEEN AN EXTENSION OF THE ARMATURE AND THE ACTUATING ELEMENT AND WHICH IS RELEASED WHEN THE MAGNETIC FORCE EXERTED BY THE MAGNET ON THE ARMATURE IS OVERCOME, SAID SPRING BEING MOUNTED IN A SPACE BETWEEN SAID ARMATURE EXTENSION AND A PART OF THE ACTUATING ELEMENT WHICH ARE RELATIVELY MOVABLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 117 words
AN IMPULSE GENERATOR, MORE PARTICULARLY FOR THE DETONATION OF PROPULSIVE OR EXPLOSIVE CHARGES COMPRISING THE CIRCUIT OF A PERMANENT MAGNET, AN ARMATURE, AN ACTUATING ELEMENT, AN INDUCTION COIL ELEMENT, THE PERMANENT MAGNET PRODUCING A MAGNETIC FORCE, THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE ARMATURE EFFECTED BY MEANS OF A MECHANICAL FORCE EXERTED ON THE ACTUATING ELEMENT THEREBY GENERATING AN ELECTRIC IMPULSE IN THE INDUCTION COIL, AND SPRING MEANS FOR STORING ENERGY BETWEEN AN EXTENSION OF THE ARMATURE AND THE ACTUATING ELEMENT AND WHICH IS RELEASED WHEN THE MAGNETIC FORCE EXERTED BY THE MAGNET ON THE ARMATURE IS OVERCOME, SAID SPRING BEING MOUNTED IN A SPACE BETWEEN SAID ARMATURE EXTENSION AND A PART OF THE ACTUATING ELEMENT WHICH ARE RELATIVELY MOVABLE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-04-21 1967-10-21 1968-04-21 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1971-04-21 1971-10-21 1972-04-21 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1975-04-21 1975-10-21 1976-04-21 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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